A video of Gujarati actor Hitesh Thakkar enjoying food while sitting on the floor of Surat airport has sparked a debate on civic sense.
A debate about civic responsibility has erupted following the release of a video showing a Gujarati man eating on the floor of the Surat airport. The Indian Express identified the man as Gujarati actor Hitesh Thakkar. In footage that has gone viral online, Thakkar was seen sitting on the floor of the airport with a newspaper spread out in front of him holding khaman – a popular Gujarati snack. A group of friends were sitting on the floor around him.
Thailand’s Pattaya from Surat, Gujarat. His friends had got khaman to the airport, so they spread a newspaper on the floor to enjoy the snack.
When we eat, we don’t look at the establishment. This is Surat Airport, and my friends got delicious khaman. We are sitting on the floor and eating before boarding our flight to Pattaya, Thailand,” Thakkar said in the video.
An account praised the Gujarati man for adhering to his “traditional diet and eating style” in the video that was posted on X. Not everyone took that view, with many calling it a civic lapse.
“Missing upright civic behaviour is one of the reasons india is still seen as third world country. You want to use modern public transportation but act like its rules do not apply. It’s a very contradictory way of thinking. This is not up to the individual. In response to the clip,
one X user stated, “There are rules.” “This is not how the world works; please stop promoting c*** like this. Not Indian culture. There is nothing to be proud about. Don’t think many Gujaratis will agree with you; the rest of the sane people are hush-hush,” wrote another.
“You can eat anything however you want in the comfort of your home but in public, there should be some civic sense,” X user Sandeep added.
